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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-01-25, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007. PAGE 3. Happy Birthday to Fred Hakkers who will celebrate on Saturday, Jan. 27. Some of the broomball players travelled to Mildmay this past weekend for a broomball tournament. Harold Campbell is a patient in Grand River Hospital, Kitchener (formerly K-W Hospital. We wish him a speedy recovery. Due to the stormy weather last Monday there was no euchre at the Legion. The next euchre will be Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Legion Hall. BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Greeting at Blyth United Church on Sunday, Jan. 21 were Joan Clark and Myrtle Badley. Guest organist was Nancy Park. Ushering were Brenda Brooks, Elaine Brown, Rob and Karen Bernard. The flowers in the church were placed by Margaret Kai in loving memory of her husband Don. Special attention was paid to the theme of Women’s Day Out which is Hooked on Hobbies. Everyone was asked to start making something they enjoyed for the Penny Sale. The Call to Worship was repeated responsively followed by the Prayer of Approach which was repeated in unison. The children’s hymn was This is God’s Wondrous World. The children came to the front of the church during the singing of the last verse. Mr. Dave Williams then had the children all sit on a blanket at the front and he gave each child a piece of a puzzle. When the puzzle was put together it was a picture of a body. He asked the children if they knew anyone with missing parts and asked them to remember how difficult it was for them to function as a normal person. In the bible Paul says that the church is like the body. Bryce Glousher held the Christ candle to be lit and took it downstairs for Sunday school. The choir’s anthem was In My Heart There Rings a Melody. Psalm 19 was read responsively. The lectionary scriptures were Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 and Luke 4: 14-21. Mr. Williams’ message to the congregation was Self Discovery. Jesus knew who He was. He delivered the good news to the poor and it was not always the way the Jewish people would have liked. He told the story of a naturalist and a chicken farmer. The chicken farmer had raised a baby eagle as a chicken and the naturalist said it was still an eagle. It took three tries for the naturalist to prove it was still an eagle. He took the eagle away to the top of a mountain and told the eagle to fly. The eagle circled a couple of times and then flew away. The eagle was raised as as chicken but was still an eagle. “We need to be like the eagle and soar to new heights and to reach out to others and show them that we are a church of great love,” he said. Everyone was invited to stay and help the Sunday school to celebrate all of the January birthdays. It was good news presented toNorth Huron council whenrepresentatives from Blyth Festival attended the Monday night meeting to give an annual report. Eric Coates, artistic director, talked of the upcoming season, “the season of exceptional women”. “With the majority of our ticket buyers being women, we feel they will relate to these plays, which are about rural women dealing with tough choices.” Also on the playbill is the return of Stompin’ Tom. This is being scheduled “deliberately outside of the regular season” to coincide with the annual Thresher Reunion in Blyth in September. The Festival has been challenged with marketing to groups because the work they produce are new and untried. “A project like Tom is proven and we can count on the sales.” With the Festival once again on solid ground, Coates said it has inspired support. “This year we are pleased to have CTV as the overall media sponsor,” he said. Another sponsor is Sparling’s. “Both are keenly interested inpromoting not just the Festival, butthe community as a whole.”This year, the Festival’s request forfinancial support included a slightincrease for the young company. “We have found that interest has started to wane among kids who need summer jobs, so we are starting the program later. To counteract that we will be going into the schools earlier, through Sears and other workshops,” said Coates. The Young Company will perform its show once they return to school. Also, Coates said he was starting to build a roster of techicians. “I’m doing a series of workshops for high school students to learn at no cost how to run things like the new lighting board. I may not have a job for 10 of them in the season, but we are being pro-active about providing training for them.” Overall, said Coates, things for the year are looking “pretty rosy”. General manager Jane Gardner provided council with an activity report that indicated more than 50 per cent of total revenue came from fundraising. Working in partnership with North Huron there have been a number of recognition opportunities named, said Gardner. The township logo willbe featured on as many things aspossible. Recognition of municipalsupport will be done at the seasonlaunch April 20 and at the unveilingof the season poster. North Huron will also be recognized at the opening night gala dinner on June 28. A representative of council or staff will receive one pair of tickets to each opening night. “We have a tremendous asset in Memorial Hall and have agreed that a partnership is needed to work together to find money solutions” for upcoming upkeep, said Gardner. For example, she said, a total of $6,000 has been raised with the community for improvements to thelower hall. Clerk-administrator Kriss Snellsaid that he, along with director offinance/treasurer Donna White, anddirector of recreation/facilities Pat Newson had met with Festival staff. “It was a productive meeting. We discussed the partnership and long- term planning, looking at ways to work with them to promote North Huron and the Festival.” Councillor Archie MacGowan congratulated Coates and Gardner on their successes. “It’s good news to hear you’re doing so well.” The amount of funding will be considered during budget deliberations. ▼▼▼▼ ▼▼▼▼TRUCK & TRAILER H E A D Q UARTERS Truck & Trailer Repair Facility NOW OPEN Hours: Mon. - Fri. 7-5 Sat. 7-2 Supplier of quality parts for trucks, trailers & equipment Light truck & car parts • Fully Licenced Truck & Trailer Mechanics • Truck, Trailer & Bus Safety Certifications • All Heavy Truck & Trailer Repairs BLYTH 519-523-9681 1-800-276-4163 N E W NEW Under New Ownership Try our new homemade apple jelly Blythe Brooke Orchards 1 mile west of Blyth on Blyth Road Phone 519-523-9338 Prevent colds & stay well with natural apple juice from Blythe Brooke Orchards We still have a good selection of apples ~ local delivery available Open 9 am - 5 pm ~ 7 days a week By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318 From Marilyn’s Desk The winners Branch 420 Blyth hosted the Legion Zone C -1 euchre tournament at the Blyth Community Centre on Saturday, Jan. 20. From the 13 Royal Canadian Legion Branches in the Zone, there were 44 teams competing. The top team, from left: Joan Rinkbeiner, Anne Armstrong, Bob Cornish and Marilyn Riley, was from Branch 167 Exeter. They won 14 out of 18 games to take home the trophy. The top 10 teams will advance to the District tournament to be hosted by Branch 383 Tara, March 24. A total of 40 teams will be competing. Blyth had two teams advancing: Elvis Vincent, Bill Glousher, Paul Pierce and Brent Brooks as well as Pat Kenkins, Gord Jenkins, Thelma Johnston and Bill Nethery. (Photo submitted) By Bonnie GroppThe CitizenBlyth Festival looking ‘pretty rosy’ NEWS FROM BLYTH